Auteurs : Hurley, Erin (Auteur) ; Léger, Isabelle (Traducteur)

Éditeur : Université McGill

Date de publication : 2008

Langue : Français;Anglais

Description : Globe : revue internationales d'études québecoises, n° 2, p. 135-157. ill.

Notes : Réf. bibliogr.

Sujets :
Représentation du corps circassien
Esthétique des arts du cirque
Cirque du Soleil [compagnie de cirque]
École nationale de cirque
Kooza [spectacle de cirque]
Performance sportive et expression artistique
Arts du cirque - Philosophie et théorie

Localisation : Périodiques

Cote : 791.309 227 14 H9391c 2008

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